City gets thousands of complaints about apartments

City inspectors took this photo at an apartment complex that had received several complaints. Operators have logged 4,000 complaints about water damage, mold, rats, wiring and lack of hot water from renters since they began using a new system 15 months ago.

City inspectors took this photo at an apartment complex that had...

A new city of Houston system for reporting problems at apartment complexes has logged thousands of calls complaining about everything from sewage to wiring and vermin.

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